Now in a new edition, this influential book
traces oral history through its own past and weighs up the recent
achievements of this international movement. Paul Thompson challenges
myths of historical scholarship and looks closely at the use of oral
sources by historians. He offers advice on designing a project;
discusses reliability of oral evidence; considers the context of the
development of historical writing including its social function; and
looks at memory, the self and the use of drama and therapy. This new
edition has been substantially revised and updated and includes an
expanded discussion of narrative approaches and looks at new technology
used in the recording of information.
On the second edition: "Paul Thompson is a passionate and convincing crusader in the cause of oral history" --The Times Educational Supplement
"It must be rare in modern academic life to replace your own unrivalled
book after 10 years with an even better one, but he has done so. His
new material on memory and the self, and on drama as therapy, should be
read by literary critics in their infancy."--The Independent
"The first book to combine a theory of oral history, the technical
processes involved, and a road map of where oral evidence fits into the
landscape of western historiography." --American Historical Review
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Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:13 am
I love the desert/tumbleweed theme. Very appropriate (unfortunately).
